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The Lucky Miner USB stick is basically a $24 Bitcoin lottery ticket
By Mark Tyson published
If you like a gamble, there's a fascinating little 1W crypto mining device called the Lucky Miner SOLO-LV02 now available via AliExpress for just $24.

Energy use in a Kuwaiti city fell by over 50% after authorities cracked down on crypto mining
By Jowi Morales published
Over 100 houses are allegedly hosting crypto mining activities, with some of them using up more than 20 times the normal power consumption of the average Kuwaiti home.

Bitcoin miners front-running tariffs by scrambling to ship thousands of machines before penalties hit
By Jowi Morales published
Before tariffs apply, bitcoin mining hardware manufacturers rush to move units into the U.S..

Cryptominers made $100,000 from mining at an Airbnb for three weeks
By Jeff Butts published
After guests' electricity use cost her thousands of dollars, an Airbnb host was forced to implement what she considers bizarre new rules for her guests.

Cryptominer with palm-sized $179 ASIC hits the jackpot with $206,000 in Bitcoins
By Jowi Morales published
An individual miner successfully mined a complete block using a small, open-source Bitaxe miner with ~500Gh/s hash rate, winning approximately $206,000.

Just 137 crypto miners use up to 2.3% of total U.S. power
By Aaron Klotz published
The U.S government wants to crack down on the ballooning energy consumption of Bitcoin miners.

$6 million crypto mine is owned by an NYU student
By Christopher Harper published
Jerry Yu's connection would have gone undiscovered if not for unpaid contractors speaking up in and out of court

Crypto Mining Rigs Hidden in Polish Court Building to Steal Electricity
By Mark Tyson published
Criminals have been caught stealing power for running cryptomining gear under the floors and in ventilation ducts of the Supreme Administrative Court in Warsaw, Poland.
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